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- ↑ Serrano, Richard A. "The Slow Rot at Supermax", May 5, 2006, Los Angeles Times , retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ↑ Marshall, Carolyn (August 20, 2005). "Panel on Prison Rape Hears Victims' Chilling Accounts". The New York Times . Retrieved July 2, 2009.
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